Olympus microscopes and photomicrographic equipment
Olympus microscope documentation
The Olympus OM system was in production for such a long time (1972–2003) that it was used with 4 generations of Olympus compound microscopes: EH/FH, BH, BH-2 and BX. It is not easy to obtain information about discontinued Olympus microscopes, so I have collected all of the brochures, catalogues, instruction manuals and repair manuals that I can find, including ones for the compound and stereo microscopes that are most likely to be used with Olympus OM cameras, and made them available here as free PDF downloads.
BH-2 compound microscopes (brochures and instructions)
BH-2 compound microscopes (exploded parts diagrams)
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Olympus BH-2 binocular and trinocular heads exploded parts diagrams (BH2-BI30, BH2-PT, BH2-SWTR, BH2-TBI, BH2-TET, BH2-TR30 and BH2-TTR) | 789 KB | |
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Olympus BH-2 intermediate tubes exploded parts diagrams (BH2-CA, BH2-DA, BH2-KMA, BH2-KPA, BH2-MA, BH2-NA, BH2-PA, BH2-RFA, BH2-RFCA, BH2-RLA and BH2-UMA-2) | 1.37 MB | |
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Olympus BH2 dual- and multi-viewing attachments exploded parts diagrams (BH2-DO and BH2-MDO) | 579 KB | |
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Olympus BH-2 frames exploded parts diagrams (BHS, BHSU, BHT and BHTU) | 3.40 MB | |
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Olympus LB Objectives exploded parts diagrams and parts lists | February 2000 | 20.3 MB |
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Olympus BH-2 stages exploded parts diagrams (BH2-SH, BH2-SIC6L, BH2-SIC6R, BH2-SICL, BH2-SICR, BH2-SRG, BH2-SRP, BH2-SVFR, BH2-SVL and BH2-SVR) | 921 KB | |
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Olympus BH-2 condensers exploded parts diagrams (BH2-AAC, BH2-CD, BH2-DCD, BH2-DCW, BH2-LWCD, BH2-NC, BH2-NCF, BH2-PC, BH2-POC, BH2-SC, BH2-UCD and BH2-ULC) | 797 KB | |
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Olympus BH-2 lamp housings exploded parts diagrams (BH2-LSRF, BH2-HLSH80, BH2-HLSH100, BH2-LSRF-2, BH2-MLSH, BH2-MLSH30, BH2-MLSH45, BH2-MLSH80, BH2-ULSH45, BH2-ULSH80, BHS-LSH, BHS-LSH-UL) | 0.98 MB | |
BH-2 compound microscopes (repairing and overhauling)
Watch Carl’s videoBH-2 compound microscopes (repair videos by Carl Hunsinger)
BH compound microscopes
BH3 compound microscopes
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Olympus BH3-MJLT & BH3-MJLA IC Inspection Microscope instructions | 1.74 MB | |
CH-2 compound microscopes
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Olympus CH2 (CHD, CHS, CHT) System Microscopes brochure | March 1987 | 3.91 MB |
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Olympus CHK2/CHL2 Routine Microscopes brochure | March 1996 | 1.41 MB |
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Olympus CHS & CHT (CH-2) Biological Microscope instructions | January 1997 | 7.79 MB |
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Olympus CHD (CH-2) Biological Microscope instructions | July 1998 | 4.95 MB |
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Olympus CH2 (CHD, CHS, CHT) Biological Microscope repair manual | 4.60 MB | |
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Olympus CHK and CHL Routine Microscopes repair manual | 5.20 MB | |
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Olympus C-MVR-3 mechanical stage exploded parts diagram | 528 KB | |
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Olympus US – CH2 (CHS & CHT) Laboratory & Classroom Microscopes prices and specifications | January 1993 | 1.31 MB |
CH compound microscopes
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Olympus CH System Microscope (CHA, CHB & CHC) brochure | April 1977 | 2.98 MB |
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Olympus CHA & CHB (CH) Student Microscope instructions | December 1985 | 2.24 MB |
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Olympus CHBS (CH) Student Microscope instructions | September 1981 | 3.30 MB |
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Olympus CHA-P (CH) Polarizing Microscope instructions | July 1982 | 5.12 MB |
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Olympus CH System Microscope repair manual | April 1982 | 7.15 MB |
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Olympus US – CH (CHA, CHB & CHC) Laboratory & Classroom Microscopes prices and specifications | March 1981 | 1.83 MB |
CH3 compound microscopes
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Olympus CH20 Laboratory and Student Microscope instructions (Czech) | 1998 | 401 KB |
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Olympus CH20 Research Microscope instructions (Italian) | September 2004 | 685 KB |
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Olympus CH20i Biological Microscope brochure | 367 KB | |
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Olympus CH40 / CH30 System Microscope brochure | July 1996 | 3.04 MB |
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Olympus CH30 / CH40 Biological Microscopes instructions | February 2000 | 8.35 MB |
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Olympus CH10 / CH20 Biological Microscopes repair manual | 393 KB | |
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Olympus CH30 / CH40 / CX40 System Microscopes repair manual | 01.10.1997 | 6.80 MB |
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Olympus CH3-BI45 Binocular Head Repair Manual (for CH30 / CH40 microscopes) | 01.10.1997 | 6.95 MB |
E & F compound microscopes
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Olympus Series No. 1 Microscope Catalogue for Biological Microscopes and Accessories (EC, ECE, EHCr, ER, FHF, FFE, also ACM-3, GB, EMM-IV, GC, GK, HLS, HS, HSB, K, LSS-I, MIC, MPS, MTV, PM-6, PM-7, PMB, ST-I, ST-II) | 23.4 MB | |
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Olympus Built-in Light Source Microscope EH | FH brochure (EHCr & FHF) | 7.27 MB | |
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Olympus E (EC & EF) Laboratory Microscope instructions | 6.28 MB | |
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Olympus FH Microscope instruction manual | 2.76 MB | |
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Olympus EHT & FHT Research Microscopes instruction manual | May 1974 | 3.24 MB |
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Olympus DO Duo Observation Attachment Instructions | May 1973 | 383 KB |
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K compound microscopes
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Olympus KHC Microscope instruction manual | 2.55 MB | |
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Reconditioning a 50+ year old Olympus KHC microscope, by Luis Teixeira | 738 KB | |
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Olympus K & KC Student Microscopes Repair Manual | 3.78 MB | |
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Olympus KH Microscope exploded parts diagrams | 174 KB | |
Vanox compound microscopes
Inverted biological microscopes
Metallurgical microscopes
Inverted metallurgical microscopes
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Olympus No. 2 Microscope Catalogue for Metallurgical Microscopes and the Accessories (ME, MF, MJ, MR, PMF) | 7.28 MB | |
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Olympus Metallurgical Microscope catalogue (MF, MG, MGK, MJ, N, PMD, PME, PMG-II, POM, POS) | 20.9 MB | |
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Olympus Inverted Metallurgical Microscopes Models PME PMD MG MGK brochure | 4.58 MB | |
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Olympus ME Inverted Metallurgical Microscope leaflet | 1962 | 1.66 MB |
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Olympus MG Inverted Metallurgical Microscope instructions | August 1968 | 1.42 MB |
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Olympus CK40M Compact Inverted Metallurgical Microscope brochure | 390 KB | |
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Olympus CK40M Inverted Metallurgical Microscope frame repair manual | 328 KB | |
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Olympus PME-3 Inverted Metallurgical Microscope Instruction Manual | August 1998 | 4.99 MB |
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Olympus PME-3 Inverted Metallurgical Microscope exploded parts diagrams and parts lists | 1.62 MB | |
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Olympus PMG3-F2 Inverted Research Metallurgical Microscope System Repair Manual | 353 KB | |
Polarizing microscopes
Stereo microscopes
Student microscopes
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Olympus HS, HSB, ST-I & ST-II School Microscopes (catalogue pages) | 1.12 MB | |
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Olympus ST, HS & HSC Student Microscope instructions | November 1973 | 1.49 MB |
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Olympus HSC Student Microscope exploded parts diagram and parts list | 162 KB | |
General catalogues
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Olympus Series No. 1 Microscope Catalogue for Biological Microscopes and Accessories (EC, ECE, EHCr, ER, FHF, FFE, also ACM-3, GB, EMM-IV, GC, GK, HLS, HS, HSB, K, LSS-I, MIC, MPS, MTV, PM-6, PM-7, PMB, ST-I, ST-II) | 23.4 MB | |
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Olympus No. 2 Microscope Catalogue for Metallurgical Microscopes and the Accessories (ME, MF, MJ, MR, PMF) | 7.28 MB | |
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Olympus No. 3 Catalogue for Stereoscopic Microscopes and Accessories (DM, LSD, LSF, LSG, SZ-III, V, VA, VA-II, VK, VS-IV, VT-II, X, X-Tr) | 7.46 MB | |
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Olympus Microscopes from Gallenkamp (BHA, BHB, BHC, CHA, CHB, CHC, CKC, CKP, HSC, HSC Phase, IMT, MIC, SZ-3, SZ-Tr, Vanox, VM, VMF, VMT, X, X-Tr) | 1978 | 27.2 MB |
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Olympus Microscopes distributed by Gallenkamp (CK, EH, FH, GB, HSB, HSC, K, KHC, MIC, Photomax, ST, STN, SZ-III, VA-II, VT-II, X, X-Tr) | 9.6 MB | |
Repair manuals
Exploded parts diagrams
Bulbs and lamps
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Olympus Replacement Bulb List | 2004 | 288 KB |
Miscellaneous
Price lists
Instruction manuals and brochures for current Olympus microscopes
Manuals for BX and other current Olympus microscopes and accessories can be downloaded here:
Brochures for BX and other current Olympus microscopes and accessories can be downloaded here:
Instruction manuals and brochures for old microscopes from other manufacturers
The Quekett Microscopical Club has a page of Links to Instructions, manuals, brochures and catalogues.
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